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Dec. 29, 2020

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Yesterday was Sunday. A friend in Tianjin texted me that there were some new cases in Beijing. He wanted to go home in Xinjiang when Chinese New Year arrived, but he was not sure if he could return. This sounded disappointing. My two roommates (we three people who lived in a house with three rooms that were located in a lane in Beijing) both stayed at home and ordered delivery food. That day, my landlord (she was also a roommate of mine) gave me a new electric key. She told me that I would use it later and don’t lose it. Otherwise I couldn’t get into the house. It seemed that the local government would adopt new epidemic prevention measures and restricted the number of people gathering. At the end of that day, I still didn’t go to the cinema.

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Dec. 30, 2020

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Yesterday was Sunday.


A friend in Tianjin texted me that there were some new cases in Beijing.


He wanted to go home in Xinjiang when Chinese New Year arrived, but he was not sure if he could return.


He wanted to gobe home in Xinjiang when Chinese New Year arrived, but he was not sure if he could return. He wanted to be home in Xinjiang when Chinese New Year arrived, but he was not sure if he could return.

Alternatively, it could be "He wanted to go home to Xinjiang..."

This sounded disappointing.


My two roommates (we three people who lived in a house with three rooms that were located in a lane in Beijing) both stayed at home and ordered delivery food.


My two roommates (we're three people who lived in a house with three rooms that weare located in a lane in Beijing) both stayed at home and ordered delivery food. My two roommates (we're three people who live in a house with three rooms that are located in a lane in Beijing) both stayed at home and ordered delivery food.

'Stayed at home' is completely correct but just so you know, saying 'they stayed home' without using 'at' is quite common.

That day, my landlord (she was also a roommate of mine) gave me a new electric key.


That day, my landlord (she wais also a roommate of mine) gave me a new electric key. That day, my landlord (she is also a roommate of mine) gave me a new electric key.

She told me that I would use it later and don’t lose it.


She told me that I would use it later and don’tnot to lose it. She told me that I would use it later and not to lose it.

Otherwise I couldn’t get into the house.


It seemed that the local government would adopt new epidemic prevention measures and restricted the number of people gathering.


It seemed that the local government would adopt new epidemic prevention measures and restricted the number of people gathering. It seemed that the local government would adopt new epidemic prevention measures and restrict the number of people gathering.

At the end of that day, I still didn’t go to the cinema.


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